Every farmer’s paddy will be procured, assures UP CM Yogi
Reviewing paddy procurement on Monday, he stressed the need to expedite the process and ensure that farmers face no inconvenience.
Reviewing paddy procurement on Monday, he stressed the need to expedite the process and ensure that farmers face no inconvenience.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has announced a major relief for the state's farmers and rice mill operators by extending a rebate of 1 per cent to rice mills on threshing of non-hybrid paddy, directly benefiting approximately 1.3-1.5 million farmers and over 2,000 rice mills.
During the Kharif procurement season-2025, a total of 2,79,502.86 metric tonnes of paddy has been procured from Haryana’s mandis. Out of this, 48,838.72 metric tonnes have already been lifted from the mandis/procurement centres.
In a bid to pay his tribute to the farming community Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Saturday took to levelling of his rice field and transplanting paddy plants alongside other workers.
The Bokaro district administration on Thursday launched an 18-day paddy transplantation drive across the district, from July 3 to 20, with a focused push for the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) to improve yields and optimise water use.
The Haryana government has appealed to the farmers of the state to refrain from burning crop residue after harvesting paddy.Z
The Centre on Sunday said all measures are in place to ensure smooth procurement operations in Punjab for Kharif Marketing Season (KMS) 2024-25.
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann directed officers on Monday to ensure the swift lifting of paddy being procured in Mandis across the state.
A tusker raided houses of farmers in flood-hit villages in Bankura and looted hefty paddy from the stack after midnight hours today.
Kharif crop sowing has exceeded 1,104 lakh hectares, up from 1,096 lakh hectares last reported (as of September 17), as paddy, coarse cereals, oilseed and sugarcane crossed the normal area, the government said on Monday.
